ANYTHING

[pronoun] - any event, act or object whatever, or (esp. in questions or negatives) somethingIf he eats anything with wheat in it he's very sick.Let me know if anything happens won't you.Is there anything I can do to help?I didn't know anything about computers till I started this job.Did you notice anything strange about him?I was looking for a birthday present for my mother but I didn't find anything suitable.Spending Christmas with him and his brother - I can't imagine anything worse!Was there anything else you wanted to say or is that it?Have you got anything less expensive? - I don't really want to spend that much on a bed.She could be anything (= any age) between 30 and 40.She could be anything (= any age) from 30 to 40."What did you do at the weekend?" "I don't think we did anything much."If you say that someone or something is anything but a particular quality, you mean that the person or thing is the opposite of that particular quality.She's meant to be a very nice person but she was anything but nice the only time I've ever met her.Does it look anything like (= Is it similar to) an eagle?You don't eat anything like (= You eat much less than) the amount that you used to.(informal) He's as fat as anything (= very fat)(informal) If you say that you would not do a particular thing for anything (in the world) it means that you certainly would not do it.It was a fantastic party - I wouldn't have missed it for anything.